Massage Therapy Courses
Massage therapy is one of the oldest forms of medicine, and helps people achieve and maintain healthy lifestyles through drug-free treatment and injury prevention. It’s also an opportunity to develop close relationships with the people you’re trying to help. With VFA Learning, you’ll learn how to become fully qualified within 12 months (full time).
Average full time earnings of a Massage therapist
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The HLT42015 Certificate IV in Massage Therapy will qualify the graduate as a massage therapist.
The role of a massage therapist is to provide general health maintenance treatments to clients. You will develop skills in massage assessment and treatment as well as anatomy, first aid, risk management and business skills. This qualification creates a pathway to the HLT52015 Diploma of Remedial Massage.
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Get hands on with your career
Our HLT52015 Diploma of Remedial Massage will provide you with a high level of understanding of anatomy and physiology. In addition it will equip you to physically assess, treat and manage clients as well as interact with other heath care practitioners. Upon graduating, you can use your skills to offer advanced manual treatment for those suffering from sports or work-related injuries.
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Healing with your hands
Myotherapists assess and physically treat myofascial pain, injury and dysfunction affecting movement and mobility.
Our 22316VIC Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy is focused on allowing you to enhance your technical and theoretical skills gained working as a Remedial Massage Therapist. Further exploring injury, muscular dysfunction and pain, the course allows you to enhance your current scope of practice. A distinguishing feature of Myotherapy is the clinical reasoning used, in which standard methods of evaluation are used, such as orthopaedic tests, postural assessment and muscle function and evaluation.
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Want to dedicate your career to making people feel better?
Often, Massage Therapists become experts in several modalities which require specific skills and techniques. VFA Learning provides two comprehensive courses – the HLT42015 Diploma of Remedial Massage and 22316VIC Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy which provides the skills to widen the scope of a traditional remedial massage therapist.
Be ready to work
When you finish studying in one of our three campuses around Geelong and Melbourne, your therapist services will be in high demand and you can begin working in massage studios, beauty salons and elite sporting clubs around Australia.
Quality trainers and facilities
VFA Learning will give you access to highly-respected industry trainers. You will learn in high quality training facilities, honing your skills to ensure that you are well prepared for the real world.
Clinical Experience
Undertake clinical hours at the VFA Learning Teaching Clinic located at each VFA Learning academy. These hours are completed under the direct supervision of our qualified practitioners, providing students with the opportunity to develop clinical skills in patient assessment and management.
Develop & improve on the job
Grow your business and development skills to make sure you’re giving people the best opportunity to change their lives.
Go on to higher education
VFA Learning is proud of its higher education pathways to Deakin and Federation University.
Government funding available
You get to save even more money if you’re eligible for Commonwealth and Victorian Government funded courses (conditions apply).